diff --git a/src/main/fc/cli.c b/src/main/fc/cli.c
index eaa7be6a5b..bd9f4d8cde 100755
--- a/src/main/fc/cli.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/cli.c
@@ -2546,6 +2546,8 @@ static void cliGet(char *cmdline)
     int matchedCommands = 0;
     char name[SETTING_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
 
+    while(*cmdline == ' ') ++cmdline; // ignore spaces
+
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < SETTINGS_TABLE_COUNT; i++) {
         val = settingGet(i);
         if (settingNameContains(val, name, cmdline)) {
@@ -2574,6 +2576,8 @@ static void cliSet(char *cmdline)
     char *eqptr = NULL;
     char name[SETTING_MAX_NAME_LENGTH];
 
+    while(*cmdline == ' ') ++cmdline; // ignore spaces
+
     len = strlen(cmdline);
 
     if (len == 0 || (len == 1 && cmdline[0] == '*')) {